Niara

by Elizabeth Griffin Gore

After her grandmother's death, Niara must forge a relationship with her mother, who abandoned her at the age of three.

224 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2000

Reviews

[Sarah Marie; · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book very much, I read it over the summer. Niara is certainly a book that all young teenage girls should read. Not only is it about boys and sex, but it also has a very important meaning to it. I love this book because it gives the reader a wake up call, it's interesting, and it teaches a lesson.

Niara a young girl lives with her grandmother and grandfather because her mom gave her up when she was three. Ever since then she has been used to her grandparents being her parents, until her grandmother dies. Now her grandfather wants her to move in with her mother, which is not a good idea. Niara moves in with her mother anyway because she does not have another choice. But in one summer she could lose it all...

First, this book most definetly gives the reader a wake up call because it sure gave me one. As I was reading I realized that life is not always easy especially if your mother gave you up when you were a baby, then years later you have to live with her. Even though you dont really want to you have to because you have no one else, and she gave birth to you so it's like apprieciate what you got while it's still there.

As I started reading this book, it got more and more interesting everytime I turned the page. This book definetly had an engaging beginning that made me want to read more. Some of the characters would say things that just had me sitting there thinking. It's also interesting how your friends could say one little thing to make you change your whole mind of how you think about something.

Last but not least, Niara teaches a lesson to all young girls. Make the right choice in life and do not trust anyone. You always have to listen to what your heart tells you, not what your friends say or do. Once you know your making the wrong decision then stop doing whatever you're doing and just walk away. That would be making the right choice because in the end it could get you out of a whole lot of trouble.

Niara was one of the best teen books I've ever read. I recommend it to all teenage girls out there who want to actually learn something about life. It gives you a wake up call, it's interesting, and it teaches a important lesson in life. I know I needed a wake up call, something to teach me about life, and making the right choices and not the wrong ones. So read it and learn from it, because I know I did!

[1Gloria onwugamba]

Another favorite book of mine was the nice story of Niara. Which was a young African American girl who backs to Philadelphia with her mother who she never lived her before. They clash and bump heads but finally they learn to appreciate each other and love each other. She has to deal with sex problems and peer pressure problems that are being faced by every teenagers. Great book interesting because it talks about a teenager girl who moves back with her mother who had her as a teenager and she was taking from her mom to leave with her grand mom but then once her grand mom dies she is sent to live with her mother.


This book reaches out to young girls who are looking for love in all the wrong places. For young girls who want to fit in so they believe the way to that is sex. From this book I learned that many people have their struggles. This book talks how a teenage girl named Niara deals with not having a mother. In this book the girl Niara's mother had her at a young age and had to give Niara away to a relative. The controversy in this book occurs when Niara met her mother when she turned 16.

[4brianabyrd · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book interesting because it talks about a teenager girl who moves back with her mother who had her as a teenager and she was taking from her mom to leave with her grandmom but then once her grandmom dies she is sent to live with her mother. They clash and bomp heads . This book talks about sexuality and i think it's important and a good way to reach out to young adults because they may not always have a good support system at home "A Source is a Source, but what you learn from it is more important"

[4Erin Walker]

From this book I learned that many people have their struggles. This book talks how a teenage girl named Niara deals with not having a mother. In this book the girl Niara's mother had her at a young age and had to give Niara away to a relative. The controversy in this book occurs when Niara met her mother when she turned 16.

[Imani · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book I dedicate to all of those fast little girls who wanna fit in and have sex. Well here's a tip, if you get pregnant, you wont be able to fit into your clothes let alone with a group of "grown" adolescents. This tells of a girls summer that can end smoothly or with "baggage."

[Becauseerb · Rating 5 out of 5]

The plot is typical but never boring, a rough teenage goes through life and doesn't knwo whats going to hit her.

[Anyea12 · Rating 5 out of 5]

THIS BOOK IND OF REACHES OUT TO YOUNG GIRLS WHO ARE LOOKING FOR LOVE IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES. IT ALSO TEACHES YOUNG LADIES THAT YOU ARE WORTH WAITING FOR.

[Tanaya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Niara...this had me so shocked at the end..i was so suprised...Very good Climax..

[Tierra · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the most popular book out for girls my age when I was n middle school it was one of the first books Ive ever read. I loved this book I woud recommend it to other people.

[Cashaiesha · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my fave book.

[Saleema Parker · Rating 3 out of 5]

this book is good